Grain-conveyer.



G. & T. B. BYRNE.

GRAIN CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19. 1909.

G. & T. B. BYRNE.

GRAIN GONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED 11.19, 1909.

941 ,060. Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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GRAIN GONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APB..19,'1909.

941,060. Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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enonor: BYBNIE AND TRU 3. BYBNE, or AKRON, Iowa.

GRAIN-CON VEYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed April 19, 1909. .Serial No. 490,885.

grain, and the object of the invention is,to

provide means for conveying grain direct om a wagon to a bin whereverthe bin may be located without the use of shovels, scoops or other hand devices. In this connection it IS necessary to employ both horizontal and upright carriers, if the grain is to be conveyed some distance before being elevat'ed.

We have illustrated-our;'invention in the accompanying drawing 5 igure 1 isa plan view-of-wagon and a P91171011. of conveyor and;gears for operation. Flg. 2 1s a view in side elevation ofwagon and gearspartly in section on line 2:. Fig. 1. ig. 3 is a view in side elevation of conveyor, a part of the elevator portion bemg broken away, the up or section ofthe conveyer being adjusted f upper partof a bin. Fig. 4 is an enlarged p an view of upper section of conveyer with Fi 5 is a view of Fig. 33 ig. 6 isa cross-section cover removed. in side elevatio on line m:v. vFig. 5.

In the drawing A is an ordinary wagon with the usual wheels a. The loaded wagon is driven under the horizontal part of the carrier frame which is raised to receive it, and the front end elevated by pulley-r0 es b attached-to the hubs,

V the carrier which may be set on the round or raised on tresf by a rope as shown.

The carrier is an inclosed box or framev B open at the top toreceive the grain, having wings .or side pieces B and B to prevent s illing. At the ends are sprocket wheels gsecured to shafts D and D adapted to revolve in suitable bearings in the frame. The sprocket Wheels are adapted to carry an endless central chain E to which are secured the drags F. The chain and drags are run by a chain G on the s rocket wheel H se-' cured to the shaft D and the sprocket wheel I secured to a shaft J. The top of empties.

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. tegral hood which rier Q which fee the grain falling the chain and the bottom of thedrags when carrying are adapted to pass over the floor K of the carrier.

The shaft J revolves in bearings in the lower end of the frame L of the upright carrier or elevator into which the carrier B The latter is curved upwardly at thisend to imeetthe elevator, and angle irons 0 are-secured to the upper ed es of the side pieces of the carrier B when t e same curves 1n order to hold the drags to the fioor'at thisplace. The shaft D at therear of the carrier B is mounted in a forked beam M secured .to the elevator L, the forked end of the beam bearing an eye-bolt N by which the tension of the chain G may be adjusted.

The frame Lzof the elevator is similar to that of the carrier. It is rovided with a similar central chain ,E and drags F which are run by the shaft J and a shaft 0 at the upper. end over a similar floor K and sprocket wheels. The elevator is supported on either side by of which is attached a chain d'secur ed to the upper-end of the elevator. The post is also provided with a Windlass P and pulley P for operating the rope P. supporting the frame B. As the rope is wound upon the Windlass the free for the wagon to be drivenunder, the otherbeing pivotally supported on the shaft D. en the wagon .IS in place thecar rier is lowered by the same process. The frame of the latter is provided with an inguides thegrain either into a bin or ho per or intoan up er cars laterally into the ins. After the essary orideiurable to carry it some distance for deliveryinto bins removed .fromor inaccessible .to'the elevator. We have provided for this by an upper horizontal carrier. It is shown in Fig. 3 supported on beams attached to the frame or rafters of-a corn crib R directly underneath the roof of the crib. The am -is delivered from the elevator into this end of the carrier Q which extends out through the open end of the crib. Thls carrier is similar in construction'to those just described except forthe doors for side delivery. It'has a similar chain E support ,l'ng similar drags F 'over a similarfloor K The central chain runs over sprocket wheels 2. post P to the upper end end of the carrier is raised grain is elevated it is oftennec-- secured to shafts S and T, the latter bearing the sprocket wheel Q at the outer end of the carrier. The latter shaft is supported in the eyes of bolts U, a band V connecting the two ends of the bolts. The body of the carrier is bound by side pieces W, and connecting bolts W, and has a cover m.

The shaft S having a sprocket wheel carrying the chain E is operated by a chain 6 over sprocket wheels f and g on the respective shafts and S, the two shafts being connected by a turnbuckle h by which the tension of'the chain is regulated.

On each side of the carrier Q are openings 2', adapted to be fitted by shutters j and secured by buttons Z and Z. Opposite the openings the floor of the carrier is cut away leaving a central strip for the support of the chain as seen in Fig. 6, and extending slantingly downward from the floor to the bottom of the openings, secured to the floor and bottom of the openings, are side pieces m, down which the grain falls when pushed forward by the drags. If over the bins the grain falls into them or chutes or spouts may be provided. Curved guides at on the inner sides of the openings prevent corn on the ear from being caught between the drags and the sides of the openings.

The shaft J which works the conveyers, may be operated by any suitable power and is adapted for the elevation of the wagon. Near the forward end-of the wagon a bevel gear 0 is secured to the shaft and adapted to mesh with a similar gear 0 on a shaft p at right angles to the shaft J. On the latter shaft is a clutch g operated by a handle 4 pivoted to curved bar 1" by which'the gears may be thrown in or out of mesh. When in. mesh the shaft p will Wind up the ropeb over the pulleys s in the upper ends of the posts t, raising the wagon. The wagon is lowered by releasing the clutch and applying the brake u, a band encircling .a wheel 14 on the shaft p, and operated by a lever 11.

The single, central chain to which the drags are secured makes possibl ethe side delivery of the grain through the openings in the upper carrier, and renders all places easily accessible to the conveyer.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy 1. In a grain conveyer, the combination of an elevator adjustable to the rear end of a wagon, means for its operation, a carrier -into which said elevator empties, shafts at the ends of the carrier operated by the elevator mechanism, sprocket wheels centrally secured to said shafts, a central endless chain carried by saidsprocket wheels, conveyers secured to said chain and means for the side delivery of the grain from the carrier to the cribs or bins, substantially as described.

2. In a grain conveyer, the combination with an elevator and means for its operation, of a frame or body, shafts at each end of the frame adapted to be operated'by the. elevator mechanism, sprocket wheels centrally secured to said shafts, a central endless chain in said frame carried by said sprocket wheels,

drags secured to said chain, the frame having openings on the sides thereofextending above and below the floor of the frame, and the floor .opposite said openings slanting from the middle outwardly to the'bottom of the openings, substantially asdescribed.

' 3. In a grain conveyer, the combination of a carrier adjustable underneath the rear end of a wagon, drags in said carrier for conveying the grain and adapted to be operated by suitable means, means connected with the operating meansfor raising and lowering the forward end of the wagon, an elevator into which said carrier "empties adapted to be operated by the carrier mechanism, an upper horizontal carrier into which the elevator empties having openings in the sides thereof extending above and below the floor of the carrier, the floor of the carrier slanting outwardly to the bottom of the openings, and drags 1n said carrier run by a central chain operated by the elevator mechanism, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BYRNE. TRUE B. BYRN-E. Witnexes:

WM. N. HAMM, W. H. MoRsE. 

